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Lurch · 05-19-2011, 01:23 AM

It would seem that 90% of DSLR's are no longer symmetrical as the OP has pointed out.
I just wish bag makers would now cotton on to this fact.... I got a brand new Lowepro Slingshot, because I love the one-strap design, however the camera flops all over the place because there is this big gap on the LHS of the camera.
I ended up going all Macgyver on it and making an extra partition out of cardboard and bubble wrap :/

taurus9 · 05-29-2011, 07:24 AM

The film canister is loaded on the left side so you need room for it to fit. In digital there is no such thing so the left side is smaller to save room.

**Bill_R** · 05-29-2011, 08:07 AM

It's a Communist plot to try and convert all those lefties to righties so the Chinese economic takeover of the world won't be hindered by the left and right thing.

As said, no film canister, makes it more compact and majority of people are right-handed and lefties just need to cope or suffer.

cbaytan · 05-29-2011, 08:21 AM

Originally posted by Bill_R

It's a Communist plot to try and convert all those lefties to righties so the Chinese economic takeover of the world won't be hindered by the left and right thing.

As said, no film canister, makes it more compact and majority of people are right-handed and lefties just need to cope or suffer.

But they can still place a orange juice squeezer on the left, as it's the last thing of digital camera users request from the camera companies, I know of.

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05-19-2011, 01:23 AM	#16
Lurch Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Canberra, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 582	It would seem that 90% of DSLR's are no longer symmetrical as the OP has pointed out. I just wish bag makers would now cotton on to this fact.... I got a brand new Lowepro Slingshot, because I love the one-strap design, however the camera flops all over the place because there is this big gap on the LHS of the camera. I ended up going all Macgyver on it and making an extra partition out of cardboard and bubble wrap :/

05-29-2011, 07:24 AM	#17
taurus9 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: British Columbia Posts: 120	The film canister is loaded on the left side so you need room for it to fit. In digital there is no such thing so the left side is smaller to save room.

05-29-2011, 08:07 AM	#18
Bill_R Site Supporter Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 262	It's a Communist plot to try and convert all those lefties to righties so the Chinese economic takeover of the world won't be hindered by the left and right thing. As said, no film canister, makes it more compact and majority of people are right-handed and lefties just need to cope or suffer.

05-29-2011, 08:21 AM	#19
cbaytan Inactive Account Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Trabzon/Turkey Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,010	Originally posted by Bill_R It's a Communist plot to try and convert all those lefties to righties so the Chinese economic takeover of the world won't be hindered by the left and right thing. As said, no film canister, makes it more compact and majority of people are right-handed and lefties just need to cope or suffer. But they can still place a orange juice squeezer on the left, as it's the last thing of digital camera users request from the camera companies, I know of.

Tell me please.. why DSLR bodies are chopped off on left side

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